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| Cave Creek-Indian Canyon-Lime Creek Loop, AZ | |
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Cave Creek-Indian Canyon-Lime Creek Loop, AZ
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| Hiking | 17.01 Miles |
3,938 AEG |
| | Hiking | 17.01 Miles | 11 Hrs | | 1.70 mph |
| 3,938 ft AEG | 1 Hour Break | 14 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | I've been planning this hike for over a year. Attempting to get the proper permissions to be able to hike through the Red Rover Mine area. They actually have a web site, and there is a section where you can request permission via Email. I tried that route, sent numerous Emails over the last year and never received a response. This mine is also in the Website, Arizona Ghost Towns. I put two and two together and decide the place is closed up and it's time to do my loop hike.
The road to the Trailhead appeared to be pretty smooth at one time, but some Yahoos drove this road in the recent rains and have it rutted up pretty good in spots.
So we park the truck and made the 1 mile road walk up to the gate of the Red Rover mine. Based on the no less than 10 "No Trespassing" "Shoot to Kill and then Shoot you again" and other signs, we decide that It's not so deserted. The final straw was the Video Camera that was on the gate. Luckily I'd had a plan B that took us around the private property.
After stopping at some minor ruins, we made our way down to the riparian area of the Cave Creek. Cave Creek was trickling nicely for quite away. There were numerous lush areas along this stretch. We followed the water and sometimes choked out creek bed, until we reached a tributary coming from the west at around 34.009604 -111.863867 (.4 mile south of the Yavapai - Maricopa border). The Water was actually coming from this trib. and not Cave Creek. There were actually small fish in the stream here. There also is a well defined man made trail that comes down to the creek here. You can follow it on Satellite view, 1 mile out to FR24.
From here you are done with water in Cave Creek and it's much easier traveling. We now make the turn to the east towards Lime Creek down what we are calling Indian Spring Canyon. This was the portion I was most concerned with. You drop from 4300' to 2500' in 3 miles, just about as far away from the start as can be, not knowing if there are going to be any drops in the canyon that we could not get down. We lucked out with 3 or so 20' drops and 1 30' drop that we were able to negotiate. This was a blast to go down and one of the highlights of the day.
Now in Lime Creek it's time to locate the Cabin. Quite the set up. Chairs, bedding, food, pots and pans, plastic piping that comes from the spring feeds all the troughs and buckets. Wish we had more time to explore, but we wanted to get on the hill before dark. It is a tad tricky to find where you start going up the hill, if you did not come down it.
The moon was the size of a basketball rising above the peaks and all that was left was the 2.5 mile, 2900' slog up the hill and 1.5 miles downhill to the Truck.
A fun loop, got to see some new areas. Even though Joey was whining for a good portion of this one, I think even he enjoyed himself. I really need to start writing down and compiling the Bartel Dictonary.
Video  https://www.youtube.com/embed/8qnyjKBryd4 |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
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Indian Spring |
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| | | Probably flowing enough to be able to filter. It's a chore getting to the spring from the West. Very thick. |
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Lime Spring |
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| | | Did not go see the actual spring, but runoff from the spring was pooling into Lime creek. Plenty to filter. | | _____________________
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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